I brewed my first batch of brew last night and it was a great time actually. I brewed a Irish Stout from Brewers Best. The yeast package says to dissolve in 2/3 cup of water 15 min before adding to the wort. I did that and then poured into the wort. My gravity reading was 1.044, which I think is pretty good for a first batch. I havent had any bubbling or even a slight sign of it. Maybe im just being a newbie and worrying. I am just curious if possibly the yeast is bad. I would hate to see my first batch that went so well, be ruined over some cheap yeast.

I brewed my first batch of brew last night and it was a great time actually. I brewed a Irish Stout from Brewers Best. The yeast package says to dissolve in 2/3 cup of water 15 min before adding to the wort. I did that and then poured into the wort. My gravity reading was 1.044, which I think is pretty good for a first batch. I havent had any bubbling or even a slight sign of it. Maybe im just being a newbie and worrying. I am just curious if possibly the yeast is bad. I would hate to see my first batch that went so well, be ruined over some cheap yeast.

Yeast can take anywhere up to 72 hours to start. Take a deep breath, grab a cold one, and relax.

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Yeast goes through three stages (which overlap): Growth, anaerobic production of alcohol, clean-up of metabolic by-products. The growth stage can take 6-72 hours.

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I got home from work and WHA-LAAAA! Its fermenting....what a relief. Thanks guys for getting my through it...LOL.

__________________Give beer to those who are perishing, wine to those who are in anguish;Let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more. -- The Bible, Proverbs, Chapter 31 verse 6 and 7

Im not sure if its necessary since its a stout. I am seriously thinking about using a seconday, what do you think?

__________________Give beer to those who are perishing, wine to those who are in anguish;Let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more. -- The Bible, Proverbs, Chapter 31 verse 6 and 7

Fully agree...i should siphon from the primary after 7-10 days, right?

__________________Give beer to those who are perishing, wine to those who are in anguish;Let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more. -- The Bible, Proverbs, Chapter 31 verse 6 and 7